27 June 2009

Crazy New-Fangled Idea! Cycling in Parks!

Another crazy and radical idea from the City of Copenhagen. Cycling in parks! Let's try it!

Ironically, cycling in parks has long been prohibited. Bicycle are transport and belong on the bicycle lanes. You can walk your bike through the parks and park them by your blanket, sure, but riding them has been a no-no. Parks are for walking/meandering/promenading.

Now the City is changing all that, making it permissable to cycle in many parks. Nice.

Kilometres cycled by Copenhageners so far today

Copenhagenize.com is the blog of Copenhagenize Design Company. Online since 2007 and highlighting the cycling life in Copenhagen and around the world.

40 years ago Copenhagen was just as car-clogged as anywhere else but now 41% of the population arriving at work or education do so on bicycles, from all over the Metro area. 56% of Copenhageners themselves use bicycles each day. They all use over 1000 km of bicycle lanes in Greater Copenhagen for their journeys. Copenhagenizing is possible anywhere.